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David's Book Review: "Goodbye, Again"

David’s Book Review: “Goodbye, Again”

David Martinez May 15, 2023

I debated for a while about what I wanted my final book review to be. I recently finished “Blood Debts” by Terry J. Benton-Walker, which was an absolutely fantastic young adult magic story. “How...

Album Review: "Let's Start Here"

Album Review: “Let’s Start Here”

Will Locascio May 15, 2023

Polarizing album releases in the modern hip-hop community often usher in repetitive opinions, confused hypebeasts and a divisive internet discourse where nobody appears to be right, or in their right mind....

Album Review: Kelela's "Raven"

Album Review: Kelela’s “Raven”

Will Locascio March 13, 2023

​ ​Every couple of months, I come across an R&B record that completely knocks me off my feet. It’s usually experimental, a little bit out of left field and sung by a woman with the mythological...

major pros and cons

Major Pros & Cons- Graphic Design

Elias Born May 9, 2022

I chose to get a minor, and later a major, in graphic design to pair with a mass communications degree, figuring that getting experience with design would help out my job aspirations in television and...

The Music Criterion- Aethiopes by Billy Woods

The Music Criterion- Aethiopes by Billy Woods

Will Locascio April 24, 2022

Welcome back to another week and another new album to discuss, this week focuses on one of the great writers and poets in hip hop currently, Billy Woods. Billy Woods is an enigma, an existential and brooding...

major pros and cons

Major Pros & Cons: Education

Dane Campbell April 18, 2022

Most people grimace at the thought of returning to their awkward-filled high school years. However, education is one of the most fundamental and respected professions.  I chose to be an education major...

Day Trippin'- Utah & The National Arches

Day Trippin’- Utah & The National Arches

Gwyn Elliott March 30, 2022

There are many advantages to living in Grand Junction: the university, the nature or its 245 days of sunshine. Another great thing about Grand Junction is that its proximity to notable towns and scenic...

RateMyHousing- Aspen Apartments

Brenna Barkley March 30, 2022

If you still want to live on campus but get the experience of being on your own, Colorado Mesa University (CMU) provides apartment-style dorms like Lucero, Orchard, Walnut and Aspen for sophomores and...

The Music Criterion: "Vaudeville Villain" by MF DOOM

The Music Criterion: “Vaudeville Villain” by MF DOOM

Will Locascio March 9, 2022

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Major Pros & Cons: English Writing

David Martinez March 6, 2022

            As a student pursuing a bachelor’s in English writing I am intimately aware of all the good and bad that comes with the study: from being bullied by all my S.T.E.M. major friends...

The Difference Between Being Sick at Home and On Campus

Gwyn Elliott March 6, 2022

You never know how much you miss hand-delivered chicken soup with a sprite from your mom until you're sick in a dorm room with a microwave, one dirty bowl and no soup.  I learned this quickly after I...

The Music Criterion - Coup de Grace by Ransom & Rome Streetz

The Music Criterion – Coup de Grace by Ransom & Rome Streetz

Will Locascio November 17, 2021

It was a joy to fans of the hip hop renaissance that has started to flourish in recent years when two of the most impressive lyricists in recent times announced that they were teaming up for a collaborative...

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